We are disappointed that the U.S. Trade Representative has decided to set aside the exclusion order issued by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). The ITC’s decision correctly recognized that Samsung has been negotiating in good faith and that Apple remains unwilling to take a license.

No, it was a mis-informed but so called expert head juror that was a major problem here. The court was a joke too, not allowing any kind of fair defence by Samsung. That case was a farce as far as I am concerned, and the final cost wan’t a billion dollars, it was much less in the end — an amount of money that doesn’t hurt Samsung, doesn’t reward Apple. All over it was a terribly bad judgement by the jury that should never have found Samsung guilty.

I have never understood the nature of these lawsuits – Apple is using someone else chipset (presumably Qualcomm or Broadcom) – why is Apple sued here and not the chipset manufacturer. If these chipsets isn’t legal, then how is it even being sold to Apple or others to manufacture their devices?

We are disappointed that the U.S. Trade Representative has decided to set aside the exclusion order issued by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). The ITC’s decision correctly recognized that Samsung has been negotiating in good faith and that Apple remains unwilling to take a license.